The Breaking of the World

The Breaking of the World, or the Time of Madness was a period following the Age of Legends when society collapsed completely and the world was reshaped as men channeling saidin went mad. No cultures or institutions passed untouched, with even the Aes Sedai losing much of what they once knew. Once the last of the male Aes Sedai died, the land began to settle and people were able to form stable communities again, but it was many years before nations once more grew.

The Third Age

The current age has lasted for about three thousand years, generally considered to have begun when the last male Aes Sedai died

Years AB

The first main period of time of the third age reckoned years from the arbitrarily decided end of the Breaking. From around 200AB, when the Compact of the Ten Nations, society recovered much in this period, which was which was brought to an end by the Trolloc Wars.

Years FY

The second period of time of the third age starts at the end of the Trolloc Wars. Those nations that had managed to hold on fell apart and new nations arose. This period came to an end following the Death of Artur Hawkwing, when the empire he had forged tore itself apart